How businesses recruit, employ and retain staff is changing, which offers an enormous opportunity for spouses and employers. Employers who are prepared to overlook potted career histories and gaps in CVs and offer roles which can be done remotely and flexibly will have access to an untapped wealth of talent. Not only that, if you make it possible for a military spouse to work in their chosen industry and enable them to take that role with them whenever they move, you will have a loyal, motivated employee who will stay with you for a long time.

The best thing the ­private sector can do in the face of overwhelming calls for action on an issue is to take the necessary action without waiting for the government to legislate and force through change. Why wait for a tax to force you to reduce the plastic you use in your packaging? Or the amount of sugar, salt and chemical ingredients in your food? Why wait to be told to stop advertising your products to children if they are blatantly unsuitable or be forced to manufacture products that can be repaired when they break?